Environmental Sustainability

Students take ownership of their destiny as GAAQ scholars and leverage teacher support in order to engage and lead in various learning activities and initiatives.

Weekly Eco-Club meetings ensure green-invested students exemplify one of our Core Values – TENACITY – and continue pursuing eco-friendly and sustainable measures. The Eco-Club continues to meet each week. As a result, their TENACITY propels them to key milestones along the way including:  

• GAAQ becoming the 1^st school in Qatar to install a NAAAS-approved aquaponic greenhouse

• GAAQ being the recipient of the Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC) School Sustainability Award in the School/University category 

Their hard work pays off for the biggest milestone of all – GAAQ earned the prestigious, international Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) Eco Schools Green Flag Award. With the initial award GAAQ was only the 3rd school in Qatar to receive this honor. 

The GAAQ eco-community is focused on implementing solutions that address the UN Sustainable Development Goal #13 - "Climate Action."  We are happy to announce that the Eco-Club also received 2nd place in the THIMUN Qatar GAIA event! Together, the Eco-Club made a long-awaited donation to The Thirst Project to help build wells in South Africa with the money the club raised over a three-year period.

In 2026, Eco-Club earned the 3rd Green Flag award.

On behalf of the GAAQ community, we are simply amazed by the club's solidarity, diligence and trust in each other to live out a purpose greater than themselves.